Praying for good business

Praying for good business

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A Shinto priest (R) purifies businessmen during a ceremony to pray for a good business year at the Kanda shrine in Tokyo on the first business day after the New Year holiday. Tokyo stocks rose 1.16 percent on January 4 morning, starting the new year in an upbeat mood on better-than-expected...

A Shinto priest (R) purifies businessmen during a ceremony to pray for a good business year at the Kanda shrine in Tokyo on the first business day after the New Year holiday. Tokyo stocks rose 1.16 percent on January 4 morning, starting the new year in an upbeat mood on better-than-expected... (Getty Images)

A Shinto priest (R) purifies businessmen during a ceremony to pray for a good business year at the Kanda shrine in Tokyo on the first business day after the New Year holiday. Tokyo stocks rose 1.16 percent on January 4 morning, starting the new year in an upbeat mood on better-than-expected...